Territory, Environment and Cultural Heritage, Safety and Security, Software Development and Virtual Reality

The purpose of this line of research is to generate innovation with the transfer of skills and technologies from the Aerospace sector to management of the territory, protection of the environment, and the safeguarding of cultural heritage.

The process of technological transfer must, however, work both ways. CIRA will make skills in the field of aerospace available to these sectors, but will also work hard to acquire skills relating to the issues in this field of research. CIRA is committed to the development of systems both in the 'remote sensing' field (from Satellite Platforms and Stratospheric Platforms), in agreement with the Italian Space Agency, and in the 'proximal remote sensing' field (from Airplanes, Helicopters and RPAS systems).

Meteorology and monitoring of the climate and atmosphere and predicting its evolution in the short term represent an important tool for the management of the territory and emergencies (like hydrogeological instability). Accordingly, the registration of observations using remote platforms or ones in situ permits detailed characterisation of the microclimatic characteristics of the areas of interest. Combining the observations with suitable and innovative prediction tools is a way of then reducing uncertainty during decision-making processes.

CIRA, through the development of research and innovation, intends to play a leading role in the sector with a programme that integrates disparate and innovative technologies in the fields of monitoring the territory, protection of the environment, the safeguarding of cultural heritage, and flight safety that, due to their interdisciplinary nature, are not easy to develop.

CIRA is committed to:

consolidating and integrating its know-how with the development of aerospace technologies useful for applications, and acquiring essential knowledge to help understand all the requirements, size the systems, and implement technologies in the field.

updating disciplinary skills in the sectors of reference and the equipment for acquisition and experimentation in the field;

developing new monitoring systems which integrate innovative aerospace platforms and innovative measuring sensors, using these systems for demonstration, and transferring the products of research.

further internationalising research activities with the Horizon 2020, LIFE and ESA programmes.

In the case of monitoring systems to be implemented, a small class of UAS systems have been used together with satellite platforms. The next step involves the integration of data obtained from classic airborne platforms (airplanes, helicopters) and, by 2020, from stratospheric platforms. A paradigm of interoperability among these platforms is under development.

The goal is to devise a prototype monitoring system based on specific measurement sensors transported by an LTA stratospheric platform, capable of movement at low speed and geostationary hovering (at an operating height of between 18 and 20 km). The observation payloads will be reconfigurable depending on the application of the mission: Pollution, Precision Agriculture, Homeland Security, Monitoring of the Atmosphere, Hydrogeological Instability, etc.

In the field of meteorology and monitoring of the climate, an experimental facility is being set up primarily for the purpose of supporting the development of prediction tools. The availability of observations paves the way for the development of a new category of predictive models on different temporal and spatial levels, for making predictions in the nowcasting field.

In fact, on the basis of this data, a HW-SW platform with various tools for making predictions and monitoring will be developed over the next few years. It will make it possible, for example, to predict "aviation hazards", namely weather events that could have a high impact on flight safety.

Subsequently, taking into account the various fields of application, we intend to make available additional products for better serving the sectors that require the monitoring and prediction of atmospheric phenomena of interest (e.g. alternative energies: wind and solar).

The purpose of this line of research is to generate innovation by applying the technologies and skills acquired in the Aerospace sector to management of the territory, environmental protection and the safeguarding of cultural heritage.

Monitoring of the Environment and Territory

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Monitoring of the Environment and Territory

<p style="text-align:justify;">The purpose of this line of research is to generate innovation with the transfer of skills and technologies from the Aerospace sector to management of the territory, protection of the environment, and the safeguarding of cultural heritage. </p><p style="text-align:justify;">The process of technological transfer must, however, work both ways. CIRA will make skills in the field of aerospace available to these sectors, but will also work hard to acquire skills relating to the issues in this field of research. CIRA is committed to the development of systems both in the 'remote sensing' field (from Satellite Platforms and Stratospheric Platforms), in agreement with the Italian Space Agency, and in the 'proximal remote sensing' field (from Airplanes, Helicopters and RPAS systems). </p><p style="text-align:justify;">Meteorology and monitoring of the climate and atmosphere and predicting its evolution in the short term represent an important tool for the management of the territory and emergencies (like hydrogeological instability). Accordingly, the registration of observations using remote platforms or ones in situ permits detailed characterisation of the microclimatic characteristics of the areas of interest. Combining the observations with suitable and innovative prediction tools is a way of then reducing uncertainty during decision-making processes.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">CIRA, through the development of research and innovation, intends to play a leading role in the sector with a programme that integrates disparate and innovative technologies in the fields of monitoring the territory, protection of the environment, the safeguarding of cultural heritage, and flight safety that, due to their interdisciplinary nature, are not easy to develop. </p><p style="text-align:justify;">CIRA is committed to:</p><ul style="text-align:justify;"><li><p>consolidating and integrating its know-how with the development of aerospace technologies useful for applications, and acquiring essential knowledge to help understand all the requirements, size the systems, and implement technologies in the field.</p></li><li><p>updating disciplinary skills in the sectors of reference and the equipment for acquisition and experimentation in the field;</p></li><li><p>developing new monitoring systems which integrate innovative aerospace platforms and innovative measuring sensors, using these systems for demonstration, and transferring the products of research.</p></li><li><p>further internationalising research activities with the Horizon 2020, LIFE and ESA programmes.</p></li></ul><p style="text-align:justify;">In the case of monitoring systems to be implemented, a small class of UAS systems have been used together with satellite platforms. The next step involves the integration of data obtained from classic airborne platforms (airplanes, helicopters) and, by 2020, from stratospheric platforms. A paradigm of interoperability among these platforms is under development.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">The goal is to devise a prototype monitoring system based on specific measurement sensors transported by an LTA stratospheric platform, capable of movement at low speed and geostationary hovering (at an operating height of between 18 and 20 km). The observation payloads will be reconfigurable depending on the application of the mission: Pollution, Precision Agriculture, Homeland Security, Monitoring of the Atmosphere, Hydrogeological Instability, etc. </p><p style="text-align:justify;">In the field of meteorology and monitoring of the climate, an experimental facility is being set up primarily for the purpose of supporting the development of prediction tools. The availability of observations paves the way for the development of a new category of predictive models on different temporal and spatial levels, for making predictions in the nowcasting field.</p><p style="text-align:justify;">In fact, on the basis of this data, a HW-SW platform with various tools for making predictions and monitoring will be developed over the next few years. It will make it possible, for example, to predict "aviation hazards", namely weather events that could have a high impact on flight safety. </p><p style="text-align:justify;">Subsequently, taking into account the various fields of application, we intend to make available additional products for better serving the sectors that require the monitoring and prediction of atmospheric phenomena of interest (e.g. alternative energies: wind and solar).</p><p><br></p>

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https://www.cira.it/en/environment/Monitoraggio-ambiente-e-territorio/cve/tecniche-di-interazione-e-assemblaggio-physics-based-con-i-nuovi-dispositivi-di-interfaccia-uomo-macchina-di-tipo-natural-user-interface/Techniques of interaction and physics-based assembly with the new man-machine Natural User Interface type devices

Techniques of interaction and physics-based assembly with the new man-machine Natural User Interface type devices

The goal of this activity is to design, implement and incorporate in the software system of the Virtual Reality Laboratory of CIRA advanced techniques and the latest devices to improve current direct manual interaction capabilities of a person with objects in the virtual world so that such an interaction proves to be more and more simple, natural a

The activity aims to allow the participation in an immersive virtual physics-based experience to more than one person, so that the participants are found in the same virtual environment and can simulate the execution of a work jointly and collaboratively.

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Competences

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This project aims to define and validate a design paradigm for a software prototype, which shall manage the execution of a surveillance mission (for security or environmental purposes) by means of the coordinated fleet of heterogeneous autonomous systems (TRL 6, IRL 6).

Big Data Facility is a research and experimentation project in the field of ICT, which aims to address the emerging problem of the explosion in the amount of data generated by machines and humans, as to make it difficult to analyze if not through the adoption of appropriate techniques.

https://www.cira.it/en/environment/Monitoraggio-ambiente-e-territorio/cve/Implementation of a Collaborative Virtual Environment

Implementation of a Collaborative Virtual Environment

This project includes the development of a Collaborative Virtual Environment (CVE) to make possible immersive virtual reality applications among multiple people in the same virtual environment for virtual maintenance jobs and the development of collaborative tasks.

The aim to join and systematize the available knowledge and experiences to develop methods and tools that enable owners and operators of critical infrastructure and policy makers to take into account adequately the potential risks due to climate climate change and best practices on protection measures, crisis response and recovery capabilities.

https://www.cira.it/en/environment/Monitoraggio-ambiente-e-territorio/sideco/SIDECO - Software platform for Big Data Management and Analytics to support the strategic decisions

SIDECO - Software platform for Big Data Management and Analytics to support the strategic decisions

The SIDECO Project realized a software platform for Big Data Management and Analytics to support the strategic decisions of organizations, companies, professionals and communities, which aim is to provide innovative analysis solutions in the field of energy policies.